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20 Percent Berlin Podcast
A podcast by the founders of 20 Percent Berlin. Two veteran journalists talk about the burning issues in Germany's capital. Did we mention we're both veteran journalists?
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Episodes
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#45: Elif Eralp, Gen Z Regelt, SA convict sentenced
We have opinions about Der Spiegel’s unethical behaviour but also about Die Linke’s incompetence. Also, students protested — as they should have. Get full…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#44: Merz’ grades, rats in Berlin, who needs investors?
We have opinions on Merz’ poor grades, whether Berlin needs investors and the marble at whatever the Mohrenplatz subway station is now called. No the marble…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#43: Berlin election, Jens Spahn, WG prices up
This was almost the first of our podcasts with no technical hiccups but we haven’t quite gotten the audio settings perfect but we spend too much time talking…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#42: Merz resigning? Elif or Evers? F*ck Lufthansa
We spend some time this week talking about how Merz may either attempt a minority government or just flat-out resign. Maurice thinks we’ll be getting a…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#41: Hackers again, Döner, Die Linke campaign SNAFU
This week we talk about how hackers want a handful of bitcoin but Berlin isn’t paying and the dumb decision to allow a racist rapper at a Die Linke campaign…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#40: Hacker attack, Saxony-Anhalt election, Volksbad fiasco, Bureaucracy
In episode 40 we discuss the hacker attack on the German administration and debate how really worthwhile the swimming pool in front of the Volksbühne is…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#39: Unemployment, Campaign posters, Speckgürtel
We talk about national unemployment, campaign posters, the AfD leading in at least one poll and the concentric circles renters are causing in Brandenburg…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#38: Jens Spahn's resignation, Mayor Wegner's transition funds, Wegner's replacement and the pool at Volksbühne
We’re back with a video podcast where we discuss Jens Spahn’s resignation and the golden handshake Mayor Kai Wegner will be getting when he leaves office. Plus…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#37: Leftists polling well, AI buying books, Sick notes, Criminal couple
We cover the biggest news of the past week including an AI book grab, a couple recruiting drug mules, the CDU still hating bike paths, the latest Berlin…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#36: Are lakes dangerous?, trash tax, RAW Gelände, landlord registry
We chat about the news, including a swimming hole near Halle where you have to speak German well to get in. We also have opinions about Friedrichshain. Our…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#35: Björn Höcke is a West German and Görli is open around-the-clock
We’ve decided to start talking a little about national news as well as Berlin happenings. So we did. Our cover picture today is from Tim Reckmann via Creative…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#34: LIVE Taping during 495th birthday
Huge shout out to Oliver, Carl, Walter, Denzel and Izzy (from Radio Spätkauf) for their contributions to the live recording. Maurice likes some neighborhood…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#33: Public transport survey, residential skyscraper, May Day
Please check out our sponsor for this episode — Inner Circle! Andrew’s Bears Knees: Schleusenkrug beer garden Maurice’s Bears Knees: Nila For all our Bear’s…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#32: Union's female coach, failing referendums, murderous doctor
We spend too much time complaining about things we hate in Berlin like cars and smokers but ultimately praise the place because it’s becoming more…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#31: Legionnaires', CASH ONLY, Instagram bans, escalators still broke
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20 Percent Berlin Podcast#30: Cocaine use, pharmacy strike, the Ulmen case
Maurice and I talk about Berlin’s crime family getting revenge on prison officials, an out-of-hand graduation party, the pharmacy strike and Berlin’s cocaine…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#29: AI surveillance, banned bookstores, Super Bowl visit and Brewdog
This should be a summary of the pod but I just can’t be bothered and you should just listen to it. I just screen capped the pic off Cem’s website. I hope it’s…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#28: Nazi memes, broken escalators, military maneuvers
Berlin will be the site of yet another Bundeswehr exercise and yet another Brandenburg AfD member is sharing anti-semitic memes, this time with an Epstein…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#27: AfD youth group, Lap coffee, trashy Ausländerbehörde
Our cover photo this week is from Montecruz Foto via Creative Commons. Get full access to 20 Percent Berlin at www.20percent.berlin/subscribe
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#26: The Haupstadt is ice and the Volcano Group is worth €1 mill
Maurice needed some space to think and discovered the wonder of Tiergarten, one of Berlin’s most underrated parks. And I fondly remembered my favorite bakery…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#25: Potatoes, Referendums, speedy tax office
Maurice stops by and we talk about Berlin’s inability to do property development properly and no one knows why there’s so many potatoes. Get full access to 20…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast🎆#24: BVG strike, Görli fence, Drugs
Our last podcast of the year where we recount the biggest stories of 2025 and give our OPINIONS.Photo is thanks LEGOFIIR via CC2.o. Get full access to 20…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#23: Losing your citizenship and PRETZELS
There’s no music in this episode because Audacity, the editing software, hates my new computer so I’m in the market for new editing software. The pretzel image…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#22: Islamist terrorist, Heimstaden gouging and drug lab thwarted, 1 million trees not thwarted
This week we talk about the arrest of a man planning an Islamist terror attack, how Heimstaden blatantly overcharges and has been caught with their hand in the…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#21: Podfest Berlin w/ Elizabeth Rushton
We taped our latest podcast at Podfest Berlin and invited former colleague Elizabeth Rushton to record with us! We talked about buying property in Berlin, the…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#020: The lack of enforcement and what's the right price for public transport
We celebrate our 20th podcast by trying our second remote podcast. We talk about the Ordnungsamt not really enforcing cigarette butt bans, the price of public…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#019: Skyscrapers at Tempelhof and free zoos
Maurice is pro skyscrapers at Tempelhof, pro LAP Coffee and pro free petting zoos (Tierpark Neukölln in Hasenheide). Drew recommends a Ramen place in Mitte…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#018: Rewe racism, the A100 and poverty
It really, really feels like Germany is stuck in 1999. Plus we recommend two restaurants. Get full access to 20 Percent Berlin at www.20percent.berlin/subscribe
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#017: Ad-free Berlin and topless water playgrounds
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20 Percent Berlin Podcast#016: Harry Potter and the Baba Ganoush
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20 Percent Berlin Podcast#015: The Amazon Tower, Procession Moths, Douchebaggery
🐻 The Bear’s Knees Berlin Map! 🥗 Maurice’s Bear’s Knees: Rises Delicacies, a Greek deli in Mitte 🥙 Olympia, a friendly Greek restaurant out in Wandlitz 👛…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#014: Lime Bike hack and a firework ban
Our favourite stuff in Berlin: The Bear’s Knees Map Our summer party on July 17th, 2025 Photo by Dr. Matthias Ripp via Creative Commons license. Get full…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#13: Men's day, sitting down to pee, the BER VW
Cover photo by Jörg Schubert via Creative Commons. Get full access to 20 Percent Berlin at www.20percent.berlin/subscribe
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#012: If we were chancellor and the Hohenzollern prince
Ping Pong tables near you! Get full access to 20 Percent Berlin at www.20percent.berlin/subscribe
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#011: S-Bahn deaths, May 1, Taco Love
Broken Republik, the book we should have written. Maurice's Bear's Knees: Taco Love Andrew’s Bear’s Knees: Leipzig The free toilet in C&A Alexanderplatz on…
20 Percent Berlin Podcast#010: Deporting protestors, BVG unstriked, FIREWORKS
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20 Percent Berlin PodcastPodcast #009: BVG strike (again), Tesla (again), Xberg (always)
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20 Percent Berlin PodcastPodcast #008: Coalitions, trash strikes and restaurant surprises
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20 Percent Berlin PodcastPodcast #007: The Election Special
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20 Percent Berlin PodcastPodcast #006: Knife bans, AfD donors and the German election
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20 Percent Berlin PodcastPodcast #005: Merz, Gross restaurants, the car at BER
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20 Percent Berlin PodcastPodcast #004: Berlin vs. Bavaria, cellphones in schools, the Gelbhaar scandal
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20 Percent Berlin PodcastPodcast #003: Fireworks, Becoming German, €29 ticket
In our third podcast we discuss the impacts of fireworks on New Years as well as the high-profile arrest of an Arabic influencer for shooting a rocket into a…
20 Percent Berlin PodcastPodcast #002: Syrians, Nazi violence, No-confidence vote
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20 Percent Berlin PodcastPodcast #001: Budget cuts, The Mayor, the A100
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